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CHAPTER XIV.
14
In Which Abe Returns From Vandnlla
and Is engaged to Ann, and Three
Interesting Slaves Arrive at the
Homo of Samson Traylor, Who,
With Harry Needles, Has an Ad.
venture of Much Importance on the
Underground Road.
Ahc entile Imck from the legislature
to rcminic his duties ns postmaster.
The evening of Ills nrrlvnl li went to
nee Ann. The girl wiih In poor henltli.
She linil hud no news of McNutnnr
since .Inmiary. Her spirit seemed to
he broken. They walked together up
nml down the deserted street of the
little village that evening. Ahe told
her of his life In Viuidalln and of IiIh
hopes anil plans.
"My greatest hope Is that you will
feel that ,ou can put up with me," he
Raid. "I would try to learn how to
make you hnppy. I think If you would
help me a little I could do It."
MIf yon want mu to, I will marry
you, Ahe," said she. "I cannot say
that I love you. hut my mother and
father say that I would learn to love
you, and sometimes 1 think It la true.
I really want to love you."
They were on the bluff that over
looked the river and the deserted mill.
They were ipilte alone looking down
at the moonlit pAdlns. A broken sigh
rame from the lips of the tall young
innn. He wiped his eyes with his
handkerchief. He took her blind In
both of his and pressed It against his
breast nnd looked down Into her face
mid said:
"I wish I could tell you what Is In
my heart. There are things this
tongue of mine could say, but not
that. I (shall show you. but I shall not
try to tell you. Words are wood
enough for politics and even for the
religion of most men, but not for this
love I feel. Only In my life shall I
try to express It."
He held her hand ns they walked on
In silence for a moment.
"About n ye.ir from now we enn be
married," ho mid. "I Khali be able
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"I Am Sure I Shall Love You," She
Whispered.
to take care of you then, I think.
Meanwhile wo will nil help you to take
care of yourself. You don't look well."
She kissed his cheek and ho kissed
hers when they parted nt the door of
tlie tavern.
"I am sure I shall love you," she
whispered.
"Those are the best words thnt ever
came to my ears," ho answered, nud
left her with a solemn sense of his
commitment.
Soon after thnt Abo went to the
north lino of the county to do some
HurveyhiK, and on bis return, In the
laot week of May, came out for a talk
with the Trnylors.
That was the "JOth of May, lKiti, a
date of much Iinportanco In the cal
endar of the Traylors. It had been n
clear, warm day, followed by a cloud
les; Btnrry night, with a chilly breeze
blowing. Detwcen eleven and twelve
o'clock Sarah and Samson were
awakened by tho hoot of an owl In
the dooryard. In moment they heard
three taps on n window pane. They
knew what It meant. Uoth got out
of bed nnd Into their clothes ns quick
ly as possible. Samson lighted a can
dle and put some wood on tho lire.
Then he opened tho door with the
candle In his hand. A stalwart, good
looking mulatto man, with a smooth
haven 'face, stood In tho doorway.
"I the coast clear?" he whispered.
"All clear," Samson answered, In
low tone.
TH be back In a mlnuto," said the
negro, as he disappeared In tho dnrk
neas, returning presently with two
women, both very black. Thoy sat
fowu In the dim light of tho cabin.
Harry, who had been awakened by
tho arrival of the strangers, camo down
li ladder,
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"These are fugitive slaves on their
wny north," said Samson. "Take them
out to the stack. I'll bring some food
In a few minutes."
Ilarrj conducted thorn to their
hiding place, and when they hail en
tered It, ho flrottght a ladder and
opened the top of the stack. A hooped
shaft In the middle of It led to a
point near Its top and provided ven
tilation. Then he crawled In at the
entrance, through which Samson
passed a pall of food, a Jug of water
and some buffalo hides. Harry sat
with them for a few moments In the
black darkness of the stack room to
learn whence they had cotno nnd
whither they wished to go.
"We are from St. Louis, sub," the
nttilntto answered. "We nre on our
way to Canada. Our next station Is
the house of John I'ensley, In Taze
well county."
"Ho you know n man of tho name
of Kllphalct Dlggs. who Uvea In St.
Louis?" Harry asked.
"Yes, sub; I see him often, sub,"
the negro answered.
"What kind of a mnn Is he?"
"Good when he Is sober, sub, but
n brute when he Is drunk."
"Is he cruel to his wife?"
"lie beats her with a whip, sub."
"My 01" Harry exclaimed. "Why
don't she leave him?"
"She has left hltn, suh. She Is stay
ing with n friend. It has been hard
for her to get awny. She has been a
slave, too."
Harry's voice trembled with emo
tion when he answered:
"t am sure that none of her friends
know how she was being trented."
"I suppose that she was hoping an'
praying, suh, thnt he would change."
"I think that one of us will tnke
you to reasJoy's tomorrow night," said
Harry. "Meanwhile I hope you get
a good rest."
With that he left them, filled the
mouth of the cave with hay and went
Into the house. There he told his
good friends of what bo had henrd.
"I shall go down to St. Louis," he
snld. "I read In the paper that there
was a boat Monday."
"The first thing to do In to go to
bed," said Sarah. "There's not much
left of tho night."
They went to bed, but the young
man could not sleep. Dim had posses
sion at his heart again.
Fortunately, the spring's work was
Mulshed and there was not much to be
done next day. Samson went to "Col
onel" Luklns' cabin nnd nrranged
with him and his wife to come nnd
stay with Sarah and mnde other prep
arations for the Journey to the north.
Sofin after nightfall they put their
guests on n small load of hay. so
that they could quickly cover them
selves, If necessary, and set out for
l'ensley's farm. As they rode along
Samson had a frank tnlk with Harry.
"I think you ought to get over be
ing In love with Dim," he said.
"I've told myself that a dozen
times, but It don't do any good," said
the boy.
"She's nnother man's wife nnd you
'have no right to love her."
"She's nnother man's slave, and I
can't stand tho thought of It," Harry
answered. "If a man's sister were In
such trouble, I think he'd have the
right to help her; and she's more than
a sister to me."
"I'll stnnd with you on the sister
plntform," snld Snmson.
At sunrise they popped to give
their horses a moment to rest. In tho
distance they could see Drlmstead's
house and tho harrowed fields around
It. The women were lying covered by
the hay; the mnn wns sitting up anil
looking buck down the road.
"They're coming," he exclnlmcd,
suddenly, ns ho got tinder tho buy.
Samson and Harry could see horse
men following at a gallop half a mile
or so down tho road. Our friends
hurried their team and got to Drlm
stead's door ahead of the horsemen.
Henry Drlmsteud stood In tho open
door.
"Tnke these slaves Into the house
and get them out of sight as quick
as you can," said Samson. "I here's
going to bo a quarrel hero lu n min
ute." The slaves slid oft the lond and ran
Into tho house.
The team started on toward Tens
ley's farm as If nothing hnd happened,
with Harry and Snmson standing on
the load. In a moment they saw, to
their astonishment, Dlggs and u col
ored servant coming at a slow trot.
Were the slaves they carried the prop
erty of Dlggs?
"Stop that wagon," Uie latter
shouted.
Snmson kept on, turning out a lit
tle to let them puss.
"Stop or we'll shoot your horses,"
Dlggs demnnded.
"They'll have to pass close to tho
load," llnrry whispered. "1'Jl Jump
on behind Dlggs ng ho goes by,"
The words wero scarcely out of his
mouth when Harry sprang off tho
load, catching Djggs' shoulders and
landing squarely on tho rump of his
horse. It was a rough mlnuto thnt
followed. Tho horse leaped nnd
reared nnd Dlggs lost his seat, and
Urn noil Hurry, rolled to the .ground.
Copyright. Tiring TUchMtwr
and Into n fenco coiner, while the
horse ran up the road, with the pis
tols In their holsters on his back.
They rose nud fought until Harry, he
Ing quicker and stronger, got the best
of It. The slaver was severely pun
ished. Dlggs swore bitterly nt the two
Yankees.
"I'll have you dirty suckers arrested,
If there's any Inw In this state." he
declared, as he stood leaning against
the fence, with nn eye hntlly swollen
and blood streaming from his nose.
"I suppose you can do It," said Sam
sou. "Dut first let's so If we can
find your horse. I think I saw him
turn In nt the house above."
Samson drove the team, while Dlggi
nnd Harry walked up tho road lu sl
'lence. The negro followed In the sad
dle. Pensloy had caught Dlggs' horse
and was standing nt tho roadside.
"I want to find a Justice of the
pence," said Dlggs.
"There's one nt the next home
above. I'll send my boy for him,"
I'ensley answered.
The Justice arrived In n few min
utes nnd Dlggs lodged n complaint
founded on the allegation that his
slnvcs were concealed In the bny on
Samson's wagon. The bny wns re
moved nnd no slaves wero discovered.
"I suppose they left my niggers nt
the house below," said Dlggs as be
mounted his horse nnd, with his com
panion, started at n gallop In the
direction of Drlmstead's. Samson re
mained with I'ensley and the Justice.
"You hnd better go down nnd see
what happens," he Bald to Harry.
"We'll follow you In n few minutes."
So Hnrry walked down to Drlm
stead's. lie found tho house In a condition
of panic. Dlggs and bis helper bad
discovered the mulatto and his wife
hiding In the barn. The negroes and
the children wero crying. Mrs. Drim
stead met Harry outside the door.
"What ure we to do?" she asked,
tearfully.
"Just keep cool," said Harry. "Fa
ther Traylor nnd Mr. I'ensley will he
hero soon."
Dlggs nnd his compnnlon came out
of tho floor with Drlmstend.
"We will tnke the niggers to the
river nnd put them on u bont," Dlggs
wns saying.
Ills face nnd shirt and bosom were
smeared with blood. He asked Mrs.
Drlmstend for n bnsln of water and
a towel. The good woman took him
to , the wnshstand and supplied his
needs.
In a few moments Samson and Peas
ley arrived.
"Well, you've found them, have
you?" I'ensley asked.
"They wero here, as I thought," said
Dlggs.
"Well, the Justice says wo must sur
render the negroes and take them to
the nearest landing for you. We've
come to do It."
"It's better treatment thnn I ex
pected," Dlggs answered.
"You'll find that we have n good
deal of respect for the law," said
I'ensley.
Dlggs and his friend went 'to the
burn for their horses. The others
conferred n moment with the two
slaves and Mrs. Drlmstend. Then the
latter went out Into the gnrden lot to
a woman In a stinbonnet who wits
working with a hoe some fifteen rods
from tho house. Mrs. Drlmstend
seemed to bo conveying a message to
the woman by signs. Kvhlently the
latter was deaf and dumb.
"That Is the third slave." Drlmstend
whispered. "I don't believe they'll
discover her."
Soon I'ensley nnd Snmson got Into
the wngon with the negroes and drove
awny, followed by the two horsemen.
In n little village on the river they
Stopped at a low frame bouse. A
woman came to the door.
"Is Freeman Collar here?" I'ensley
demanded.
"He Is back In the gnrden," the
womnn answered.
"Please ask him to come here."
In a moment Collar enme around
the house with a hoe on his shoulder,
"Good morning, Mr. Constable," said
I'ensley. "This Is Kllphnlet Dlggs of
St. Louis, and here Is a warrant for
his arrest."
"For my nrrest!" Dlggs exclaimed.
"What Is the charge?"
"Thnt you hired n number of men
to burn the hotiso of Samson Henry
Traylor, near the village of New Sa
lem, In Snngnmon county, and, by
violence, to compel him to leave said
county; that, on the 20th of August,
said men the same being eight In
number attempted to carry out your
design nnd, being captured and over
powered, nil confessed their guilt and
your connection with It, their sworn
confessions being now In tho posses
sion of ono Stephen Ruckles, a min
ister of this county. I do not need to
romlnd you thnt It Is a grave offense
and likely to lend to your confinement
for a term of yearn."
"Well, by G ," Dlggs shouted, In
anger. "You suckers will have sotno
traveling to do before you nrrest me."
Ho struck the spurs in his horse
and callojucd away, followed bx his
sfrnwt Bnnuwn ror.red with laugh
ter. "Now, Collar, get up on your horse
and hurry em along, hut don't ketch
up with 'em if you can help It," mild
I'ensley.
When tho constable hnd gone, Peas
ley said to Samson. "We'll drop these
slaves nt Nate Haskell's door. He'll
take cure of 'em until dark nnd start
'em on the north road. Late In the
evening I'll pick 'em up an' get 'em
out o' this part o' the country."
.Meanwhile Drlmstend and Harry
bad stood for a moment In the door
yard of the former, watching the par
ty on Its way up the road. Diimstead
blew out his breath and said In a low
tone :
"Say, I'll fell ye. I ain't hnd so much
excitement since Samson Traylor rode
Into Flea valley. The women need
a chance to wash their fnces and slick
up a little. Le's you ami me go bnrlt
to the creek nnd go In swimmln' an'
look the farm over."
"What become of the third nlggcr?"x
Harry asked.
"She went out In the field in n sun
bonnet an' went to work with a lion
and they didn't discover her," said
Drlmstend.
They had their swim In the creek
and got buck to the house at dinner
time. Samson had returned and. as
they sat down at the table llnrry
asked: "What have you done with
the third slave?"
"She's been upstairs, getting washed
nnd dressed," said Mrs. Drlmstend.
As she spoke, the stairway door
opened and Dim entered the room !n
a silk gown and slippers. Sorrow bad
put Its mark upon her face, hat hud
"Here ts a. Warrant for His Arrest."
not extinguished her beauty. AJ1 rose
from the table. Harry walked toward
her. She advanced to meet him. Face
to face, they stopped and looked Into
each other's eyes. The moment long
desired, the moment endeared and
sublimated by the dreams of both,
the moment toward which their
thoughts bad been wont to has
ten, after the cares of the day, like
brooks coming down from the moun
tains, had arrived suddenly. She wus
In a way propnred for It. She had
tuken thought of what she would do
"tul say. He bud not. Still It made
no difference. Quickly they fell Into
euch other's embrace, and the depth
of their feeling we may guess when
we rend In the diary of the rugged
and rather stoical Samson that no
witness of the scene spoke or moved
"until I turned my back upon It for
shame of my tears."
Soon Dim caiim and kissed Samson's
cheek and said :
"I am not going to mnke trouble. I
couldn't help this. I henrd what bo
said to you last night. It iiiuile me
happy In spile of all my troubles. I
love him, but above nil I shall try to
keep his heart as clean and noble
ns It bus always been. I really meant
to be very strong nud uptight. It Is
nil over now. Forgive us. We nre
going to be us respectable ns ns we
can."
Samson pressed her hand nud snld:
"You came with the slaves and I
guess you heard our talk In the
wagon."
"Yes, I came with the slaves, and
was as black as either of them. We
hud all suffered. 1 should have come
alone, hut they had been good and
fallbful to me. I could not henr to
leave them to endure the violence of
that man. We left together one night
when he was In a drunken stupor.
We took u boat to Alton and caught
the Star of the North to Deardstown
they traveling us my servants.
There I hired a team and wagon. It
brought us to the grove near your
house."
"Why did you disguise yourself be
fore you came In?"
"I longed to see Harry, but I did
not want him to see me. I did not
know that he would care to see me."
she answered. "I longed to see nil
of you. Now I nm rendy to go to my
father's house like the Prodigal Son
coming hack nfler his folly."
Dim kissed Samson's cheek nnd em
braced Annabel ami her mother and
hurried out of the house. Harry car
ried her hug to the buggy and helped
her In.
She waved her bnnd ns the buggy
went up tho road,
"It's the sumo old Dim," Hnrry snld
to himself, ns he stood watching her.
"Dut I think she's lovelier than she
over was."
ISO BE COSJTINUKEU
T3fte
AMERICAN
(Copy fur I'lila Uttimmnent Supplied by
l ho Amnrlcun Lesion New Hen la? )
HOLDS UNIQUE WAR RECORD
Editor of Legion Publication Left Post
and Marched to the Front
A. W. O. L.
Walter T. Neuhert, editor of the
Rorvleo Star, ollbial publication of the
American Legion
of Montana, bns
whnt Is believed
to bo the most
unique war Rec
ord of any man
who served In the
A. K. F.
Ho was ser
geant Instructor
In France, but
his desire to get
into the front-line
fltthtlm: caused
him to v ltt iiir.ii desert the army. He
left his post and marched to the
front A. W. O. L. He went through
the St. Mlhlel drive nnd was In the
thick of the Argonne lighting when
tut order wns Issued for his arrest.
Neuhert didn't mind the arrest but
he hnted to quit fighting. A court
martini followed and he was reduced
to u private. Litter, following the
armistice, ho was sent to Coblonz as
lintotypo operator on the Amnroc
News.
Neubcrt Is president of the Great
Falls (Mont.) Typographical union,
nud is ndjutnut of the Great Falls pot
f the American Legion.
! LEGION HERO WITH ONE LEG
Detroit Member of Organization DIs-
plays Makeup of True Soldier
During Fire.
Once n hero, always a hero, Is whnt
Detroit Is suyliig of Leo Fuhrman,
World war veteran, who tst n leg In
France, but who nevertheless saved
the Hfo of a stranger In a burning
building recently, while able-bodied
spectators stood about wringing their
hnnds.
Ftibrninn, n member of the Chnrles
i A. Learned post of tho American Le
gion, lost his left leg nt the thigh
while serving ns a machlno gunner
with the Thirty-second dlvlslo of tho
A. K. F. Karly one morning he was
awakened by shouts nnd soon learned
that n nenr-by house was on fire.
Gnrbed in a dressing gown he mndo
his wny to tho burning bouse and
found a crowd of spectators nwoltlng
the lire department. Fears were ex
pressed for the safety of occupants In
the house, And jib uo one volunteered
to enter, tho Legfonnnlre broke open
a window and went In. Ho returned
dragging Aaron Prultt, whom lie found
overcome on a bod.
"Any soldier would have done tho
Mine thing," declared the hero.
IN MIDST OF SHELL SHOWER
Hucky Seattle Legion Member Was
Vounded Twelve Times Within
Half Minute.
The weathering of three years rough
nnd tumble as a Walter Camp All
American tackle
on the Yale foot
ball tenm condi
tioned Charles li.
Paul, Seattle,
Wash., for one of
the World war's
most unusual ex
periences. Paul, Uien n
llrst nontenant In
the Three Hun
Ired mid Sixty
fourth infantry.
Ninety-first division, was wounded lu
1U different spots lu hair a mlnuto
Kuriog the Argonne struggle. One
Idgh explosive shell burst near him,
hurling him about 15 feet distant. Ho
Vud Just landed when a second shell
t'xploded almost under him, tossing
him bnck to where he started from.
Ho thought It over for several months
In nrmy hospitals.
Also a graduate of Harvard law
school, Paul Is Junior partner In one of
Senttlu's legal corporations. He la
commander of Italnler-Noble post of
tho American Legion, Seattle.
Legion Man Sets the Pace.
Ageratum, archltruve, chamfer,
clelstoganious, ololilm, gambit,
gtilmpe, Intaglio, metacarpal, mitosis,
nada, pomology, rococo, Simony. How
many of the above words can you
define? Michael Nolan, -13-yeur-olu"
mental wizard, who has been clnssed
with the world's "best minds" defined
all of them In less tbnu one minute.
Nolan Is a charter member of Hauler
Nohlo post of tho AnerJcan Legion nt
Seattle. Nolan, who has been a
lumberjack and a sailor, Is u student
In the engineering department of the
federal board of vocutlonnl training
nt the University of Washington. Ilo
was shellshocked In Franco. Ho broko
Into fa ni o when he established a new
record In tho nrmy "alpha" test with
a perfect score of 212 points In thir
teen minutes. The best previous scoro
In tho psychology test 'wns 207 points
In seventeen minutes, mndo by u Yale
professor.
1!:W0M
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land of bounce
Portugal Offers Many Induce
ments to the Traveler.
Ancient Castles and Convents, Beau
tiful In Ruin, Offer Never-End-Ing,
Interesting Study.
For the traveler In Portugal not
many more days are richly filled with
interest than tiiat on which he drives
or rides or walks from Leliia to Da
tallia and Alcobaca, writes the Lou
don Morning Post's Lisbon correspond
ent. He sees Lelrla's beautiful ruined
castle, built by King Olnls, the splen
did stretch of pine woods planted by
the same king, and the wonderful
Gothic churches or Alcobaca, the Cis
terlc.'an convent founded by Portugal's
llrst king In the Twelfth century, nnd
of Datiillta, built near the battle field
of Aljuburrotii (1,'ISI) to commemo
rate the winning of Portugal's Inde
pendence. At Alcobaca Is a huge caldron left
by the retreating Spaniards after the
battle In which Kngllsh archers took
part on the side of Portugal; at Al-
cobucu, too, the beautifully carved
tomb of lues de Castro, murdered at
Colingra in i;ir." and brought to burial
here along leagues of road lined with
burning torches. Dut it is Datalha
that has the most Interesting memo
ries of Kngllshtnen, and It Is thus of
nappy augury for the future of the
ancient alliance that Portugal's two
unknown soldiers are to be solemnly
buried there.
The victory of l.'lS.l was won by
John I, ntnster of Avis, and his young
constable, Nuno Alvnrez, whose boyish
Ideals bad been fired with tales of
Galahad and the Knights of the Round
Table. John I married the daughter
of John of Gaunt, "time-honored Lan
caster"; their tombs He In the Found
er's chapel of Datalha church witli
those of their sons. The motto of ono
of these hitlf-Knglish brothers, who
were King Kdwnrd the eloquent,
Prince Henry the navigator, Prince
John, master of Santiago, Prince Fer
dinand tlie constant and Don Pedio
fini.-.i if f..t...i. i . ..
..,. , v.iiin.iit, inmost iiccrmes the
noble simplicity of the Interior of tho
church : "Le huln me plot."
Datalha was built on an Kngllsfc
model, begun by Kngllsh workmen
called after Dattle abbey (Its full
name being St. Mary of Victory). Tho
pinnacles ami llnials of the roof nro
gray against the dark, pine-covered
hills, but the entrance door and the
mnln part of tho building are of stone,
originally white, and turned bv time
mid weather to a rich golden brown.
The "unfinished chapels" are a marvel
of the later Manuellne style, eloquent
of glory and wealth achieved, whereas
the Gothic church tells of austere,
soaring aspiration. The whole build
ing bus been skillfully restored dur
ing the hist hundred years, hut unfor
tunately little of the tine old stained
glass leninliis.
Forced Into Circus Business.
The name of Adam Forepaugh, ?(,
well known to followers of the circus
world, became the Important factor
It played In that sphere through acci
dent rather than design. Years ago,
Dan Dice and his circus were known
throughout tho states. Dice w,.r.
tier circus enjoyed success for some
time. Then hard luck followed them,
and they were plunged Into u period
of financial depression.
The show stranded In Philadelphia.
Adam Foreback, u Philadelphia hoteli
er, bad been given the contract to fur
nish meat for the orgnnlzitUon; and.
when money was not forthcoming to
meet bis bill, sought council of an at
torney. As a result an attachment
was secured. Dice and Warner held a
consultation. They decided that tha
bottom had fallen out of the circus
business. So they turned over to Fore
back the properties and paraphernalia
of the circus in settlement of the
claim.
With this ninterlal on his hands,
Foreback could do hut ono thing. He
started out as a clrctisnian. Foreback
was changed to Forepaugh, a name that
became a household word In America
and which remains one today.
The Butler's Cue.
Wo wero giving our isenlor piny In
high school. I was plnylag tho part of
tno imtier. in the third act I wns sup
posed to pass a box of cigars to the
group of men assembled for the hunt
club dinner. I started to pass cigars.
The lines called for a speech from tho
colonel. I had passed the cigars to one
of the men, when the colonel gave his
line. It was "James, puss the cigars
to the gentlemen." He laid special em
phasis on the word gentlemen.
You can Imagine the hilarity of tho
nudlence nt tho peculiar situation and
my emhnrrnssment, caused by the fact
that I had started on my rounds with
the cigar box before my cue, thus giv
ing the colonel u chance to question,
In his speech, the character of the"
first "gentleman" to whom I hnd
passed tho cigars. Chicago Tribune.
"Backwardation."
This peculiar word Is a term used
on the London stock exchange. A man
sells stocks which lie does not possess
promising delivery on a certain day!
If at settling time tho stock has not
gouo down to a point where lie can
make a profit on the transaction, ho
sometimes makes an arrangement with
tho purchaser of the stock whereby
delivery Is deferred, paying for this
privilege an agreed amount of inter
est kuown as backwurdntlou.
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